Chapter 433 - 0433: Equivalent Exchange 1_1
Facing Shao Jiandang of the Huoguang Production Team, his old face weary, Wang Zhengguo squatted under the eaves of the office, smoking his cigarette in silence.
A little distance away stood a dozen or so strong laborers from the Huoguang Production Team.
They were classified as strong laborers, but they looked frailer than the elderly members of the Wanglou Brigade. Some were thin and wasted, others bloated and swollen, all shared the same pallid complexion with a blank expression in their eyes.
If the common people next door were starving to death, Wang Zhengguo, with his humanity, could not just stand by and watch. But if he obliged once, they would come back again. Which production team wasn’t eyeing up this juicy piece of meat? The Wanglou Brigade had so little grain reserve, could it be enough to lend to one borrower after another? Their land was barren and their labor productivity was low. Lending out grain was like throwing a meat bun at a dog – once it was gone, it wouldn’t come back.
Many people were watching, not willing to be the one to stick their neck out.
Biting the bullet, Shao Jiandang wiped his face. "Old Wang, say something, don’t just sit there in silence."
"Say!" Wang Zhengguo articulated his word with perfect precision.